Child&#39;s toilet seat



Sept. 14, 1948, L. B. MELLICHAMPE 2,449,498

CHILD'S TOILET SEAT Filed April 5, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented Sept. 14, 1948 UMTEJD srArs onnns Torre-resent Elawton B.Mellicl ianipe, Washington; DIG. Application April 5', 1946, S!'iaj1Nt6593923 Ciairns.

This inventi'on'relates to a toilet seat for children which: may beconnected to the conventional seat. An object of the invention is toprovide atoilet seat and cover which may be readily substituted for theconventional covernow in use.

:Anothenobject of: the invention is to provide a childs toilet seatwhich may be readily attached toor removed fromthe: conventional sea-t.

A further object of the invention is 'toprovide aachilds toilet seatwhich. is readily constructed ofnon-critical material, and which may beread,- ily manufactured in substantial quantities.

An additional object of'the invention is to provide a seat of thetypedescribed having a top, arm supports and 'guardlor' safety bar whichwhen in folded position provide a cover of attractive appearance. a

An additional object of the invention is to provide a seatorine typedescribed which may be constructed of a minimum number of parts.

Other objects will appear herein-afterirom the specification; 1

In the drawings: 5 Figure l-is a perspective view of theseat in openposition.

-Flgure 2 is a top plan view of the seat in cl-osed position. h

Figure 3' is a side elevation of the seat in closed position.

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken centrally through the seat, and

Figure 5 is a. fragmentary horizontal section of a detail of theinvention.

The seat has a base I. This seat is provided with the usual aperture 21.There is a back 2 which is mounted by hinges 26 to said base i as shownin Figure 2. The back has attached to it the armrests 3 and 4 by pivots25. The forward ends of the armrests are supported by upright members 5and 5. These members are pivotally connected at to the armrests andtheir lower portions are pivotally connected to raised portions 1 and 8of base I, by hinges 24.

The base i may be readily attached to or detached from a conventional tolet seat by means of the hooks 18 shown in detail in Figure 5 having acurved portion 25 which extends into an aperture I9 of the seat. Thebook is provided with an elongated shank 2i having a head 22. This shankand head are located within the recess 28, and the hook is normallyurged to a closed position by the expansible spring 23.

When the seat is to be applied to the conventional toilet seat the coverfor such seat is ordinar-ily; removedon pivoted to its verticalposition, whereupon the -attachme'nt of the present-inventionisappliedby placing the same overth-e seat and pullingout the severaihooks i8 which are snapped over the edgesotthe-conventionat seat. Theguard orsafety bar w ill inaybe pivotally or rigid-1y attached to-thearm 3 (byattaching means not-shown); --'I l-1e -opposite-end ofthesafetybai may be hookedover th'epin Ha as indicated-in Figure-i 1. i1 It will be noted-by reference to Figures-wand! that the: cover 2 may-be-held inits openorclosed position by means of the following;construction:-

'l he baek of the cover is'provided wi-th anelom gated slot t2terminating in aiholei l-3-.- Ihe-latch-w ing bar it is-adaptedtoride inthis slotand when the cover ism its raised position to-engageitheaperture i3 to-holditin suchaposition. Thislatching bar M isheld-in:-said slot by a coilrspring If! mounted ina' recess to near the-base'-i,'asindicated'in Figure 4. The right-hand endaof the latching bar, asviewed in Figure his in screw threaded: engagement with the screwthreaded aperture l 5-of-the yoke tfi wh-ich is pivotally con nectedat 4t to a f-asteningscrew 42,. which latter may be driven-into the-base-Lor otherwisez attachedltosaidbaseia h V i i i By reference to Fignrer zit will loo-noted that the seat, withthecover in closedposition-,-provides a construction wherein the base is completely covered by theseveral parts forming the back, the armrests, safety bar and uprightmembers.

It will be readily appreciated that the seat is quickly detachable fromthe conventional toilet seat. It is constructed of a minimum number ofparts, the majority of which may be made of wood or'moldable material.The entire seat may be used in place of the conventional toilet seat.

Having fully described my invention and a preferred embodiment thereof,it is to be understood that the invention is not limited by the specificillustration given but by the full scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a detachable toilet seat, a base, said base having a front portionand a rear portion,- said front portion including an aperture, said rearportion including raised side portions and a raised rear portion, and aback, means pivoting said back to said rear portion, said back when inclosed position lying in juxtaposed position to said raised sideportions and rear portions, a pair of armrests, means pivoting saidarmrests to said back, a pair of upright members, and means pivotingeach upright member to an armrest and to raised side portions and rearportion, and means 7 for retaining said back in a raised or a loweredposition including a latching bar, means pivotally mounting saidlatching bar on said rear portion of said base, a spring having one ofits ends attached to said rear portion and its other end attached tosaid latching bar, said top having an aperture whereby said latching barmay hold said back in raised position when said latching bar engagessaid aperture, and may hold said back in lowered position when saidlatching bar is out of engagement with said aperture.

3. In a detachable toilet seat, a base, said base having a, frontportion and a rear portion, said front portion including an aperture,said rear portion including raised side portions and a raised rearportion, and a back, means pivoting said back to said rear portion, saidback when in closed position lying in juxtaposed position to said raisedside portions and rear portion, and means for retaining said back in araised or a lowered position. including a latching bar, means pivotallymounting said latching bar on said rear portion of said base, a springhaving one of its ends attached to said rear portion and its other endattached to said latching bar, said top having an aperture and a slotterminating in said aperture whereby said latching bar may hold saidback in raised position when said latching bar engages said slot."

' 4. In a detachable toilet seat, a base, said base having a frontportion and a rear portion, said front portion including an aperture,said rear portion including raised side portions and a raised rearportion, and a back, means pivoting said back to said rear portion, saidback when in closed position lying in juxtaposed position to said raisedside portions and rear portion, and means for retaining said back in araised or a lowered position, including a latching bar, means pivotallymounting said latching bar on said rear portion of said base, a springhaving one of its ends attached to said rear portion and its other endattached to said latching bar, said top having an aperture and a slotterminating in said aperture whereby said latching bar may hold saidback in raised position when said latching bar engages in said slot, anda recess in said rear portion, and means mounting said spring and. saidlatching bar mounting means in said recess.

' 5. In a detachable toilet seat, a base, said base having a frontportion and a rear portion, said front portion including an aperture,said rear portion including raised side portions and a raised rearportion, and a back, means pivoting said back to said rear portion, saidback when in closed position lying in juxtaposed position to said raisedside portions and rear portions, a pair of arm rests, means pivotingsaid arm rests to said back, a pair of upright members, means pivotingeach upright member to an arm rest and to a raised side portion, saidback, arm rests, raised side portions and upright members all havingsurfaces which lie in substantially the same plane when said back, armrests, and upright members are in their folded position, the frontportion of said base being curved, and a safety bar pivotally mounted onsaid arm rests, said safety bar' having a curvature substantially thesame as said front curved portion.

B. MELLICI-IAMPEA REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecord in the file of this patent:

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